CHARLES RODNEY “ROD” BOYNTON

Charles “Rod” Boynton

Charles Rodney “Rod” Boynton of Morton died July 28, 2020, at home.

He was born April 8, 1931, the son of Clarence Rodney and Margaret Whitney Boynton. He married Sara Ann Haney on June 14, 1953, in Rushville. She survives.

Also surviving are three daughters, Suzanne (and Alan) McCoy of Canton, Shelly Jane (and James) Johnson of McKinney, Texas, and Carrie Boynton (and Michael) Cadieux of Bloomington; one sister, Luan Schirmer of Glendora, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He graduated with a BA in Business Administration from Knox College in 1953. At Knox he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He worked 38 years for Caterpillar Inc. in various foreign sales marketing positions. He was a District Representative in Mexico and Puerto Rico, Marketing Department Manager of Caterpillar Brasil, S.A.; South America Sales Manager of Caterpillar Americas Co. He retired January, 1994.

He and his wife lived 11 years with their daughters in Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Later they lived eight years in Coral Springs, Fla., while he traveled to South America.

He was a member of American Legion Post 26 of Vermont, Ill. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-55.

A graveside service was held Monday at Vermont Cemetery with James M. Johnson officiating.

Memorials may be made to The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.

Condolences may be sent to www.worthingtonfh.com.

Published in the Astoria South Fulton Argus on 8/5/2020